2 Chronicles 6:7

Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

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In The King James Version

Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

In Context

6but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.'

8But the Lord said to David my father, 'Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart:

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Cross References

1 Kings 5:3"You know how that David my father could not build a house for the name of the Lord his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.

1 Chronicles 17:1It happened, when David lived in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, "Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under curtains."

1 Chronicles 28:2Then David the king stood up on his feet, and said, "Hear me, my brothers, and my people! As for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God; and I had prepared for the building.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 6:2-12

Solomon's Prayer to God. ( b. c. 1004.) 1 Then said Solomon, The Lord hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. 2 But I have built a house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever. 3 And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood. 4 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth to my father David, saying, 5 Since the day that I brought forth my… Read the whole commentary →

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